Widower with Five Daughters
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Directed by | Erich Engels |
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Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
Edited by | Martha Dübber |
Music by | Heino Gaze |
Production company | Deutsche Film Hansa |
Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
Release date | 6 September 1957 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
Widower with Five Daughters (German: Witwer mit 5 Töchtern) is a 1957 West German comedy film directed by Erich Engels and starring Heinz Erhardt, Susanne Cramer and Helmuth Lohner.[1]
The art directors Dieter Bartels and Paul Markwitz designed the film's sets. It was shot at Gottingen Studios, with location shooting at Berlepsch Castle near Witzenhausen.
Synopsis[]
A father has brought up his five daughters alone since the death of his wife, while also administering a castle which is now owned by an American. He sometimes receives the help of a local woman, leading to the mixed reactions of his daughters as they consider her as a prospective new mother.
Cast[]
- Heinz Erhardt as Friedrich Scherzer
- Susanne Cramer as Karin Scherzer
- Helmuth Lohner as Dr. Klaus Hellmann
- Lotte Rausch as Frau Hansen
- Angelika Meissner as Marie Scherzer
- Vera Tschechowa as Anne Scherzer
- Elke Aberle as Julchen Scherzer
- Christine Kaufmann as Ulla Scherzer
- Michael Lang as Altfeld
- Peter Vogel as Fred
- Alexander von Richthofen as Jäcky
- Marina Ried as Frau Kostowitsch
- Carsta Löck as Frl. Nessel
- Lotte Brackebusch as Meta Sengstake
- Maly Delschaft as Berta Sengstake
- Nora Minor as Frl. Forsch
- Chris Howland as Mr. Printice
- Heinz Schorlemmer as Amtmann Stoelz
- Frank Forster as Singer
- Iván Petrovich as Mr. Pfefferkorn
References[]
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 113
Bibliography[]
- Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books.
External links[]
Categories:
- German-language films
- 1957 films
- 1957 comedy films
- German comedy films
- West German films
- Films directed by Erich Engels
- 1950s German film stubs